Hospital pharmacist charged in theft of 200K pills

Published July 08. 2014 10:59AM

Updated July 08. 2014 11:01AM

Associated Press

Publication: theday.com

New York (AP) — Narcotics prosecutors say a major New York City hospital's former pharmacy chief stole nearly 200,000 oxycodone pills from the medical center over more than five years and fudged records to cover his tracks.

Prosecutors are still investigating what became of the drugs, but they believe the pills ended up on the thriving black market for prescription painkillers. Their street value totals about $5.6 million.

A spokeswoman for Brennan says D'Alessandro stole the pills between 2009 and this April. He's been fired from his job at Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital. The Manhattan hospital launched the investigation.